2021 Maeve Vineyard - Chardonnay
Santa Cruz Mountains
Maeve is an Irish girl’s name meaning “the intoxicating one."
Our Maeve Vineyard is planted on a steep bowl-shaped hillside outside Los Gatos facing generally south and east. We whole-cluster press the juice to stainless steel for primary fermentation, and age the wine in all neutral oak and some stainless steel. A light pad filtration and cold stabilization is performed prior to bottling, by hand, at the winery.
Maeve Vineyard displays notes of zesty apple cider, lemon-lime, pineapple, coconut, and mild fig. Delightful now, the wine will gain complexity over the next year and reach its apogee from 2024 - 2027.
This product is bottled by hand at the winery, and sustainably farmed (not certified) and certified Carbon Neutral by CoolEffect.org.